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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Media reporting when Hav Dolphin cargo ship is heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hav Dolphin cargo ship heading to Vaasa

Hav Dolphin cargo ship on sea heading to Vaasa harbour on Aug. 28, 2025. Hav Dolphin is sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and ship has a Russian crew. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children have lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected residents hav

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Chinese schools boost health, happiness with focus on exercise

STORY: Chinese schools boost health, happiness with focus on exercise SHOOTING TIME: Recent and file footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of children's sports activities held in various parts of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO XING, Vice Principal, Tongmeng Kindergarten in Wuhan 3. Students practicing martial arts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HOU MINGFEI, Vice Principal, No. 9 Primary School in Hunnan District of Shenyang 5. various of children's sports activities held in various parts of China STORYLINE: June 1st marks International Children's Day. Ahead of this day, diverse and colorful sports activities were held in various parts of China, allowing children to have fun while engaging in physical exercise. In a kindergarten in Wuhan, Hubei Province, martial arts were introduced on campus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO XING, Vice Principal, Tongmeng Kindergarten in Wuhan "In the past two years, over 200 children at our kindergarten hav

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Border Conflict Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

View of a house in the village of Kirants, Tavush, which will more than likely be impacted by the new border between Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 04, 2024. The residents of several Armenian communities in northeast Tavush Province began protests late on April 19 after Armenia and Azerbaijan authorities announced a border delimitation deal where Azerbaijan will regain control of four former Azeri populated villages which have been abandoned since the early 1990s. Tensions have also continued to rise in both Voskepar and Kirants as villagers are not allowing NSS to define the villages in preparation for the surrender of some Armenian villages and ceding of land to Azerbaijan. on May 04, 2024. The residents of several Armenian communities in northeast Tavush Province began protests late on April 19 after Armenia and Azerbaijan authorities announced a border delimitation deal where Azerbaijan will regain control of four former Azeri populated villages which have been abandoned since the early 1990s. Tensions hav

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Namibian museum preserves antique cars, promotes motor industry heritage

STORY: Namibian museum preserves antique cars, promotes motor industry heritage SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:05 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Old Wheelers Museum 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RAINER RUSCH, Chairperson of Old Wheelers Club 3. various of the Old Wheelers Museum activities STORYLINE: An antique car museum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is preserving and promoting the country's motor industry heritage. Established in 2019, the Old Wheelers Museum, managed by the 500-member Old Wheelers Club, serves as a sanctuary for vintage vehicles integral to Namibia's history. It features 50 historic and classic cars, including brands like Chevrolet, Alfa Romeo, Ford, Mazda, Volkswagen, Jeep, and Mercedes-Benz. The oldest exhibit in the museum is a striking red Chevrolet Coupe, manufactured in 1934 and boasting an impressive 45 KW power output. The classic cars are exhibited in the museum rotationally for a year. Other exhibits hav

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CHONGQING-TANMUJIANG-WOODEN COMB-INHERITOR (CN)

(240111) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows a wooden comb made by Yu Dahong in Chongqing, southwest China. Tanmujiang wooden comb traditional making crafts, which combine the skill of color decoration, engraving, lacquering, and gold gilding, have been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing municipality. Using boxwood, ebony or sandalwood as the materials to carve patterns such as characters, flowers and birds on the combs, the crafts have turned the common article in daily life into an artwork with aesthetic values. Yu Dahong, a representative inheritor of the art, set out on wood carving in 1989 when he was 13 years old. Having engaged in the art for over 30 years, he has made numerous comb artworks that earned him various medals at the national and provincial levels. Focusing on the research, preserving and innovation of the crafts, he puts his heart and soul into passing on his experiences to the apprentices nowadays. "As an inheritor, I hav

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CHONGQING-TANMUJIANG-WOODEN COMB-INHERITOR (CN)

(240111) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows a wooden comb made by Yu Dahong in Chongqing, southwest China. Tanmujiang wooden comb traditional making crafts, which combine the skill of color decoration, engraving, lacquering, and gold gilding, have been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing municipality. Using boxwood, ebony or sandalwood as the materials to carve patterns such as characters, flowers and birds on the combs, the crafts have turned the common article in daily life into an artwork with aesthetic values. Yu Dahong, a representative inheritor of the art, set out on wood carving in 1989 when he was 13 years old. Having engaged in the art for over 30 years, he has made numerous comb artworks that earned him various medals at the national and provincial levels. Focusing on the research, preserving and innovation of the crafts, he puts his heart and soul into passing on his experiences to the apprentices nowadays. "As an inheritor, I hav

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CHONGQING-TANMUJIANG-WOODEN COMB-INHERITOR (CN)

(240111) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows a wooden comb made by Yu Dahong in Chongqing, southwest China. Tanmujiang wooden comb traditional making crafts, which combine the skill of color decoration, engraving, lacquering, and gold gilding, have been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing municipality. Using boxwood, ebony or sandalwood as the materials to carve patterns such as characters, flowers and birds on the combs, the crafts have turned the common article in daily life into an artwork with aesthetic values. Yu Dahong, a representative inheritor of the art, set out on wood carving in 1989 when he was 13 years old. Having engaged in the art for over 30 years, he has made numerous comb artworks that earned him various medals at the national and provincial levels. Focusing on the research, preserving and innovation of the crafts, he puts his heart and soul into passing on his experiences to the apprentices nowadays. "As an inheritor, I hav

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CHONGQING-TANMUJIANG-WOODEN COMB-INHERITOR (CN)

(240111) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows a wooden comb made by Yu Dahong in Chongqing, southwest China. Tanmujiang wooden comb traditional making crafts, which combine the skill of color decoration, engraving, lacquering, and gold gilding, have been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing municipality. Using boxwood, ebony or sandalwood as the materials to carve patterns such as characters, flowers and birds on the combs, the crafts have turned the common article in daily life into an artwork with aesthetic values. Yu Dahong, a representative inheritor of the art, set out on wood carving in 1989 when he was 13 years old. Having engaged in the art for over 30 years, he has made numerous comb artworks that earned him various medals at the national and provincial levels. Focusing on the research, preserving and innovation of the crafts, he puts his heart and soul into passing on his experiences to the apprentices nowadays. "As an inheritor, I hav

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Intangible cultural heritage inheritors in Syria hope to revive glassblowing tradition

STORY: Intangible cultural heritage inheritors in Syria hope to revive glassblowing tradition SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of glassblowing process 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD HALLAQ, Glassblower 3. various of glassblowing process 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YASMIN DARWISH, Apprentice 5. various of glassblowing process 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BASMA MAJZOUB, Apprentice 7. various of glassblowing process STORYLINE: In the heart of Damascus, the capital of Syria, 63-year-old Muhammad Hallaq has run a glassblowing workshop, a family legacy that spans three generations. In his workshop in the Zablatani area, Hallaq and six family members have remained to blow glass to keep this time-honored Syrian technique from dying out. Hallaq is delighted as the glassblowing tradition has recently been inscribed on the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD HALLAQ, Glassblower "I hav

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President Xi Jinping welcomes Uruguayan counterpart Lacalle

STORY: President Xi Jinping welcomes Uruguayan counterpart Lacalle SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG BIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the welcoming ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG BIN, Xinhua correspondent "This is Wang Bin with Xinhua News Agency, reporting from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. On Wednesday afternoon, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, who is on a state visit to China from November 20 to 24. This is Lacalle's first visit to China. Uruguay is an important country in South America. Over the past 35 years, since the establishment of bilateral ties, especially since the two sides established a strategic partnership in 2016, China-Uruguay relations have made good progress and delivered tangible benefits to the two peoples. After the welcoming ceremony, the two heads of state proceeded to hav

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Chicago Field Museum hosts Chinese Culture Day

STORY: Chicago Field Museum hosts Chinese Culture Day DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Culture Day 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GAIL COOPER BAUMGARTNER-BROWN, Daughter of a Flying Tigers veteran STORYLINE: Chicago's Field Museum hosted China Cultural Day on Tuesday. In the Central Hall of the Field Museum in downtown Chicago, nearly 200 American students watched Chinese Kung Fu and dances, enjoyed Chinese songs and Chinese folk instruments performance, made mooncakes, and listened to the story of a U.S. Flying Tigers veteran. Gail Cooper Baumgartner-Brown, daughter of Joseph Cooper, a Flying Tigers soldier who had served in China, told the students her father's story. SOUNDBITE (English): GAIL COOPER BAUMGARTNER-BROWN, Daughter of a Flying Tigers veteran "This is something that I'm finding that the memory of the Flying Tigers is slowly fading, and it breaks my heart. So I'm very open, happy and anxious for any opportunity I hav

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-QIRA COUNTY-SAND PREVENTION-SCIENTIST (CN)

(230803) -- URUMQI, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows Merdan Keyum analyzing data at the Qira station under the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Merdan Keyum was born in 1987 in what is today Gaochang District of the city of Turpan. Located only dozens of kilometers from the Kumtag Desert, the city is frequently plagued by sandstorms that often cause power outages and halt farmwork in springtime. He is now based in the Qira station under the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, located in Qira County, on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, China's largest desert, also known as the "Sea of Death." The Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography established its Qira station in 1983 to tackle sandstorms and fight desertification. Scientists have since started to use science and technology for sand prevention and control. The scientists' efforts hav

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CHINA-TIBET-MEDICAL TEAM-HOME SERVICE (CN)

(230615) -- LHASA, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zhenjiang (1st R) shows the instruction of the medicine to Dawa Sambu (C) during his treatment at a village in Mainling City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 12, 2023. Wang Zhenjiang, Chen Bing and Wang Tongxu are doctors of a medical team from a hospital in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, who arrived in Tibet in late February. In order to provide sufficient medical services to the villagers, especially elder people with chronic diseases, they have paid regular home visits to the villages despite of the physical burden they need to endure on the plateau. However, the doctors feel everything is worthwhile when they are warmly welcomed in the village as their visits give lots of villagers easier access to the medical treatment they need. "As a doctor, this is a sense of responsibility and mission," said Wang Tongxu, "It's especially meaningful to me when I can bring some benefits to the local Tibetan villagers with what I hav

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U.S. regional bank failures evoke unease in banking sector

STORY: U.S. regional bank failures evoke unease in banking sector DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of New York Stock Exchange Silicon Valley Bank 2. various of the exterior of Credit Suisse 3. various of screenshots of Moody's report 4. various of Silicon Valley Bank 5. various of Signature Bank 6. various of street scenes in U.S. 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist STORYLINE: U.S. and European stocks plunged on Wednesday, as turbulence at Credit Suisse renewed fears of a banking crisis. Banking giant Credit Suisse lost nearly a fourth of its value Wednesday, amid the growing fallout from the collapse of two regional banks in the United States. Rating agency Moody's has slashed its outlook on the entire U.S. banking system to negative in the wake of failures at the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (SNY). Experts hav

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China will have 2.9 mln 5G base stations by end of 2023: minister

STORY: China will have 2.9 mln 5G base stations by end of 2023: minister DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sidelines of the ongoing "two sessions" 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN ZHUANGLONG, Minister of Industry and Information Technology 3. various of the sidelines of the ongoing "two sessions" STORYLINE: China will have built over 2.9 million 5G base stations by the end of 2023, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong said Sunday on the sidelines of the ongoing "two sessions." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN ZHUANGLONG, Minister of Industry and Information Technology "We have now entered the 5G era. China has built the largest and most advanced 5G network. We will build and put into operation 600,000 5G base stations in 2023, which will bring the total number of 5G base stations to more than 2.9 million. In urban areas, because many cities already have 5G network, we need to provide better coverage. In rural areas, we hav

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Traditional craft of making cloth shoes thrives in ancient city of Pingyao

STORY: Traditional craft of making cloth shoes thrives in ancient city of Pingyao DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingyao City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU TIANLONG, Cloth shoes craftsman 3. various of cloth shoes shops 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Visitor STORYLINE: Pingyao City, north China's Shanxi, is one of the best-preserved ancient walled cities in China and a UNESCO world heritage site. There, visitors not only can buy different kinds of handmade cloth shoes, but also experience the time-honored shoe-making skills. Making a pair of cloth shoes needs many procedures, which are very complicated and labor-consuming. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU TIANLONG, Cloth shoes craftsman "The sole is made with layered cloth. There are 36 layers. To complete a sole, a total of over 2,100 stitches are needed. Traditional skills cannot be lost, absolutely not." In Pingyao, different kinds of cloth shoes with unique cultural characteristics hav

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Türkiye's crisis-solving diplomacy in 2022

STORY: Türkiye's crisis-solving diplomacy in 2022 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan (file) 2 various of meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine (file) 3 various of the Istanbul talks (file) 4 various of a grain ship coming from Ukraine in the Black Sea 5 various of meetings of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with leaders from other countries (file) 6 SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MUSTAFA NAIL ALKAN, Professor, Head of International Relations Department at Ankara's Haci Bayram Veli University STORYLINE: Türkiye's foreign policy activism in 2022 was marked by its mediation role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the normalization drive with regional rivals. Since the beginning of the conflict, Ankara has offered to mediate between the two sides and host peace talks, as a nation hav

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China's Urumqi resuming public transport, essential businesses as epidemic wanes

STORY: China's Urumqi resuming public transport, essential businesses as epidemic wanes DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Urumqi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): EZIZ OMER SEYITI, Bakery owner in Urumqi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU YOUZHANG, Fresh produce store manager in Urumqi 4. various of streets in Urumqi 5. various of the airport in Urumqi STORYLINE: Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has begun to restore public transport and operations of essential businesses starting Monday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): EZIZ OMER SEYITI, Bakery owner in Urumqi "(How much dough did you knead?) Five bags. We can make 100 pieces of naan bread with one bag of dough, and 400 to 500 for each day. (Could all of them be sold out?) Yes, sure." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU YOUZHANG, Fresh produce store manager in Urumqi "Our company has been distributing products to the stores from the main warehouse. And our staff members hav

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Xinjiang, My home: Nine-year-old girl Ezize's happy life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Nine-year-old girl Ezize's happy life DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student STORYLINE: Ezize is a primary school student living in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang. She lives a happy life with her parents and brother. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student "My name is Ezize. I am nine years old. I am a third-grade student at Urumqi No.12 Primary School. I have a happy family." -All right and this side. -Paint it evenly. -Paint it slowly. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student "The one who helps me with my homework is my mother. The lively little boy over there is my brother Esar. My mother cares about my study very much. She enrolled me in piano classes and English classes. My brother and I are the greatest treasure of our mother. Mom did a lot for us as we grow up." -What are you doing? -I am at home now. I hav

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Nucleic acid testing staff stick to posts amid heat wave in Shanghai

STORY: Nucleic acid testing staff stick to posts amid heat wave in Shanghai DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Ms. PAN, Shanghai resident SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LEI, Community clinic therapist in Changning District of Shanghai SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GUAN LILI, Community clinic therapist in Changning District of Shanghai STORYLINE: Shanghai has largely returned to normal production and life, as the COVID-19 epidemic wanes. Despite the scorching weather, nucleic acid testing staff have stuck to their posts as a means to ward off the potential risk of the spread of the pandemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Ms. PAN, Shanghai resident "It's hot and the staff are working so hard. We'll leave after the test, but they have to stay there for hours." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LEI, Community clinic therapist in Changning District of Shanghai "Conducting nucleic acid testing outside with the protective suit on is like hav

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Parent in Los Angeles unable to feed baby amid U.S. infant formula shortage

STORY: Parent in Los Angeles unable to feed baby amid U.S. infant formula shortage DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of empty shelves in the supermarkets amid the U.S. infant formula shortage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AIDEN, Parent in Los Angeles STORYLINE: The United States is facing a severe nationwide shortage of baby formula. COVID-19-induced supply chain disruptions have already led to low stock levels, but the problem was worsened after the Food and Drug Administration issued a wide-ranging recall of Abbott's infant formula. An Abbott Nutrition facility was closed in February after several babies fell ill with bacterial infections and two died. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AIDEN, Parent in Los Angeles "I'm unable to find any formula to feed my child recently. I'm asking my friend and social media group or online store if they are available. If not, then I have to replace that with other brands. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there hav

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Prisoner abuse at CIA black sites barbaric violation of human rights: experts

STORY: Prisoner abuse at CIA black sites barbaric violation of human rights: experts DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan STORYLINE: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has set up black sites in many countries under the pretext of its "War on Terror." The black sites, caught up in prisoner abuse scandals, have drawn widespread criticism from the international community. Raul Capote, editor-in-chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International, points out that prisoner abuse at CIA black sites constitutes one of the most barbaric violations of human rights. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International "There have been many prisoners from many regions of the world, not only from the Middle East, who hav